happiness and success
I am sure we all have questioned our success at some point on the path of our lives. What is our TRUE definition of success? I am not a fan of happiness per se, but speak of joy and that is where I wish to be. Talk of celebration, and that is how I wish to live. Life as a dance. Work as a purpose. Success as fulfillment and contentment.
Here is an article by Dr. Janice Dorn
What’s the deal with happiness and success?
Why is it that we live in such an amazing world, filled with blessings and opportunities, yet so few are happy?
You owe it to yourself and those who love you to be happy. You want to be successful for yourself and those who support and adore you. How do you do this? Where do you start? What comes first—happiness or success?
Studies show that it’s not an either/or situation. Happiness and success are connected in interesting and often counterintuitive ways. Talking about how success leads to happiness ignores half of the story.
Janice wrote this article for traders and offered some interesting solutions. I created my own list for myself and others.
Here is my list:
1. Find a confidante you can trust. Being able to talk about your most sacred fears, joys, and concerns in your business is key to keeping things in perspective, realizing you are most likely not the only one who has ever experienced the challenges you face, and knowing that someone who lends an ear is also offering you their heart. Support is very much underrated and can be the backbone to whether we persevere on the path or decide to give up. This goes for business and personal.
2. Get a life. Most of us work so hard, we forget there is a whole other world that exists outside of our self-contained world. Lift your head up and do something different a few hours a week. Take a walk in the park, go see a movie, take an art class, do a yoga class. Find other interests outside of your work that will ease the stress, inspire creativity and offer an outlet.
3. Lend a hand.. Nothing makes us feel better than to give to others. In this fast=paced world, what we need is comradrie and compassion, not more competition and complaining. Be selfish and offer help to someone in need today, at work or out in the world.
4. Eat good food. Food not only nourishes us physically, but nurtures us psychically. We gotta eat everyday, why not make it a meaningful ritual that enhances our life everyday? don't forget to take time out to eat that good food. How we eat is just as important as what we eat.
5. Give yourself permission to play. I am not very good at creating "fun", but play is good for me. Julia Cameron calls them artist's dates in her book, The Artist's Way. Taking time out to do what you love, what resonates with you, what inspires you, what allows you to let go and laugh, kick back and relax, be silly and be the fool. Whatever that means for you.
Here is Janice's full and original article:
www.cnbc.com/id/29956063/
copyright 2009 Alisa Barry
Here is an article by Dr. Janice Dorn
What’s the deal with happiness and success?
Why is it that we live in such an amazing world, filled with blessings and opportunities, yet so few are happy?
You owe it to yourself and those who love you to be happy. You want to be successful for yourself and those who support and adore you. How do you do this? Where do you start? What comes first—happiness or success?
Studies show that it’s not an either/or situation. Happiness and success are connected in interesting and often counterintuitive ways. Talking about how success leads to happiness ignores half of the story.
Janice wrote this article for traders and offered some interesting solutions. I created my own list for myself and others.
Here is my list:
1. Find a confidante you can trust. Being able to talk about your most sacred fears, joys, and concerns in your business is key to keeping things in perspective, realizing you are most likely not the only one who has ever experienced the challenges you face, and knowing that someone who lends an ear is also offering you their heart. Support is very much underrated and can be the backbone to whether we persevere on the path or decide to give up. This goes for business and personal.
2. Get a life. Most of us work so hard, we forget there is a whole other world that exists outside of our self-contained world. Lift your head up and do something different a few hours a week. Take a walk in the park, go see a movie, take an art class, do a yoga class. Find other interests outside of your work that will ease the stress, inspire creativity and offer an outlet.
3. Lend a hand.. Nothing makes us feel better than to give to others. In this fast=paced world, what we need is comradrie and compassion, not more competition and complaining. Be selfish and offer help to someone in need today, at work or out in the world.
4. Eat good food. Food not only nourishes us physically, but nurtures us psychically. We gotta eat everyday, why not make it a meaningful ritual that enhances our life everyday? don't forget to take time out to eat that good food. How we eat is just as important as what we eat.
5. Give yourself permission to play. I am not very good at creating "fun", but play is good for me. Julia Cameron calls them artist's dates in her book, The Artist's Way. Taking time out to do what you love, what resonates with you, what inspires you, what allows you to let go and laugh, kick back and relax, be silly and be the fool. Whatever that means for you.
Here is Janice's full and original article:
www.cnbc.com/id/29956063/
copyright 2009 Alisa Barry
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